Without any surprise, the snow came anyway.
As a southerner, this was the first time Chen Kan saw such heavy snow.
It is not that he has never been to the north in later generations, but he has never seen the winter in the north because he is a little afraid of the cold.
But at this moment, seeing the white snowflakes flying all over the sky, Chen Kan suddenly realized that his fear of the cold seemed to be cured without medicine.
Of course, perhaps this has something to do with the fact that every large household in the north digs up earth dragons.
However, Chen Kan's dream of burning cement years ago was extinguished by the heavy snow that followed.
Not a big problem.
Heavy snow blocked everything, including the Army Academy and the city of Beijing, which were under construction.
Chen Kan stood in the warm study room, looking at the goose-feather-like heavy snow flying outside the window. After a while, a cage of green bamboo outside the study room was weighed down by the heavy snow like a curved long bow.
It snowed heavily all day and night, and the next day, it stopped snowing.
Chen Kan walked out of the study, and the courtyard was cleared by the servants of the mansion to lead to several passages to the room.
Channels spread out in the snow, giving Chen Kan the illusion that the earth was cracking.
Zhu Zhanji, Hua Shi and Zhu Zhanhe were already having a great time playing in the snow.
Chen Kan stood under the eaves, silently watching the three little guys and a group of servants and maids flying the snow everywhere in the yard.
Yes, they are having a snowball fight.
Suddenly, a snowball flew into Chen Kan's arms impartially, making Chen Kan tremble with ice.
The culprit was standing not far from Chen Kan. He was a fat little man with a mean smile on his face.
Chen Kan would not tolerate him, so he chased him with long strides, then stretched out his devil's palm and pushed him into the snow and ravaged him fiercely.
Hua Shi and Zhu Zhanhe were not idle either, and greeted Zhu Zhanji with big handfuls of snow.
After a while, Zhu Zhanji's body turned completely white.
Seeing the embarrassment of Little Fatty and the resentment revealed in those sneaky little eyes, Chen Kan suddenly had the idea of building a snowman.
Just do it, and soon all the tools for building a snowman are ready.
A large shovel plus a few small shovels.
If the family wants to build a snowman, the servants in the mansion will naturally help.
The team of servants headed by Yuncheng quickly gathered together, just waiting for Chen Kan's order.
However, Chen Kan didn't even look at them. Instead, he distributed a few small shovels to the three little kids. He took the biggest shovel and started to act.
When Yuncheng saw that Chen Kan had no use for him, he was not angry, but started snowballing with his servants.
After a while, many huge snowballs appeared in the yard.
Half an hour later, the servants gathered the snowballs together and they turned into a pile of snow.
Chen Kan personally took a carving knife and fiddled with the huge snowdrift.
Then two hours later, a huge and ugly snowman was born.
The snowman was carved by Chen Kan, and Chen Kan naturally had the right to name it, so the snowman got a name, called Snowman No. 1.
The three little guys didn't get the naming rights, and their faces were full of unhappiness.
But the snow in the yard was no longer enough to support them in building a second snowman.
So Chen Kan decided to take them out into the wild!
After Zhu Yuelan learned the news, she quickly went back to her room and changed into a smart outfit.
"Let's go out and play in the snow!"
Zhu Zhanji's little chubby hand waved the force of thousands of troops, and the two adults and three children walked out of the house towards Jinshui River.
Behind him was a group of mighty henchmen.
The Jinshui River has now frozen and turned into a glacier, the kind where the entire river is frozen.
So when Chen Kan and others went out, there were already many children from wealthy families playing on the river.
The big dogs raised by wealthy families pulled wooden snowmobiles and ran very fast on the flat river.
Not to mention the three children, even Chen Kan and Zhu Yuelan stared at this scene.
Chen Kan said a big dog was needed, so a big yellow dog appeared in front of Chen Kan. Chen Kan said a snowmobile was needed, so a snowmobile appeared in front of Chen Kan.
Yuncheng consciously showed his true nature as an evil slave in the Hou Mansion.
The child of the family whose snowmobile and big yellow dog were bought by the Hou Mansion looked as if he dared not speak out in anger, with a look of humiliation on his face.
However, who said that Chen Kan and Zhu Yuelan have the highest status on the ground in Beijing now? No one is willing to offend Chen Kan for a dog and a snowmobile.
Therefore, the child's father looked at Chen Kan with a flattering face and beat the child who looked humiliated.
Listening to the naughty child's cries, Chen Kan felt better.
"I remember you, you are Mr. Xu, the official of Bazhou."
"Yes, Lord Marquis has a really good memory, and his subordinate is none other than Xu Su, the official of Bazhou."
The middle-aged man bowed his hands towards Chen Kangong, his face full of flattery.
He didn't expect that Chen Kan could still remember him, a seventh-rank promotion official. You must know that he and Chen Kan only met once in a restaurant that day, and he was still very inconspicuous among the many petty officials in Beijing. of that.
Chen Kan smiled and stopped: "Everyone came out to have fun today, so there is no need to be so formal."
Chen Kan spoke casually, but Xu Su did not dare to be casual. He hurriedly picked up the child and tidied the child's clothes, then pressed the child's head and said: "Salute to the Marquis."
The child was held down by his father and couldn't break free, so he had to shout: "Xu Zheng, the boy, has seen Mr. Hou."
Chen Kan glanced at Xu Su angrily: "I told you that you don't need to be polite. The child is very sensible, so let him play."
After receiving Chen Kan's compliment, Xu Su's old face suddenly burst into laughter: "Xiaguan and Quanzi will take their leave first."
"Go on, come and visit the house if you have nothing to do!"
Chen Kan gave up and turned around and walked toward the center of the river.
Xu Su pulled his younger son away with a silly smile on his face. He knew that with Chen Kan's words, this younger son's career would be stable in the future.
This is the case in this era. A gust of wind brought by a big shot when passing by can blow the dust on the ground to a high place.
When Chen Kan came over, Zhu Yuelan was already playing crazy with one or three little kids.
She is very skilled at operating a snowmobile, and she obviously had a lot of fun with it when she was in Beijing a few years ago.
The snowmobile was very fast, but Chen Kan had nothing to worry about.
Even if he fell, he would just throw his bag out. Such a speed would not put his life in danger.
So Chen Kan just let them make trouble.
On the glacier not far away, there are many craftsmen carving.
The ice cubes used for carvings are all locally sourced from Jinshui River.
Chen Kan looked interesting and walked a little closer.
Yuncheng stood up at the right time and began to play his role as the universal butler, explaining to Chen Kan: "Master Hou, these craftsmen are preparing for Yuan Zheng's future, when these huge ice cubes will turn into a beautiful The sculptures can be appreciated by noble people inside and outside Beijing."
Chen Kan nodded. He still knew the art of ice sculpture. He also knew that in later generations there was a city called Harbin, where you could enjoy exquisite ice sculptures for half the year.
Yuncheng continued: "All of us live here are wealthy families, and these craftsmen are invited by families on both sides of the Jinshui River. Do we need to prepare anything?"
"I see!"
A look of understanding appeared on Chen Kan's face, and then he said calmly: "Just watch and prepare. Since our family came to Beijing from the south of the Yangtze River, we must do as the locals do."
"Yes, old slave, let's do it now!"
After Yuncheng walked away, Chen Kan stood there and watched for a while.
It's just that the sculpture hasn't taken shape yet, and Chen Kan felt bored after looking at it for a few minutes.
Back on the shore, Chen Kan began to watch a group of Chang Ning and three little guys having fun.
"Master Hou!"
Chen Kan looked back and saw that it was a servant in his house, so he responded calmly: "What's the matter?"
A servant reported: "General Zhou Shi came to visit and is waiting in the mansion."
"Zhou Shi?"
"Why is he here again? It's snowing."
After finally taking his wife and children out to play, Chen Kan really didn't want to be distracted by other things.
But when Zhou Shi came to visit, he was not in a good mood.
After a while, Chen Kan decided to go back and see what happened to Zhou Shi.
Chen Kan waved to the head of the personal guard not far away. This was Li Si, who took over their place after Fang Xu and Zhang San left, and was also the first to follow Chen Kan.
Li Sixiao ran over and asked, "Master Marquis, what are your orders?"
Chen Kan said: "Go and tell Madam and the others that I have something to do and I will go back first. Also, take good care of them."
"Yes, I will definitely live up to my orders."
Li Si's character is a bit dull, but he is extremely stable.
Chen Kan was relieved to keep him here.
Returning to the mansion, Zhou Shi explained the purpose of his visit without a moment's delay: "Master Hou, in previous years when there was heavy snow, our 3,000 battalion would have training tasks. Will it be followed as usual this year?"
Chen Kan walked to everyone and sat down, and asked expressionlessly: "How did Ping An create a training plan for you in the past years?"
"In previous years, General Ping An would lead his brothers to train for snowy night raids. They usually set off from Beijing to the Datong border, practiced jointly with the Datong defenders, and then returned overnight."
"Running on a snowy night?"
Chen Kan frowned, not that there was anything wrong with the attack on a snowy night, but that the Ming Dynasty's army had a rule that the border troops could not leave the area they were guarding without permission.
The only exception was the feudal king's guard.
The Three Thousand Battalion is a forbidden army, and it is even more impossible to leave Beijing and set foot on the territory of the Datong garrison.
Seeing Chen Kan's silence, Zhou Shi suddenly raised his hands and said, "Master Hou, in previous years our 3,000 Battalion practiced jointly with the Datong garrison. We have become accustomed to it after so many years."
As soon as these words came out, Chen Kan's frown deepened.
Needless to say, this habit must have been left by Zhu Di or the vassal king.
But the situation is different now. The era of feudal kings leading armies is gone forever.
It is better to keep some distance between the army and the army, especially between the imperial army and the local army. It is best not to get too involved, otherwise it will easily breed various interests.
After thinking about it, Chen Kan shook his head: "There is no need to practice with the Datong defenders this year. Such a large Shuntian Mansion is enough for the soldiers to attack and practice."
